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Latin American Indigenous Culture Project

Learning Targets: I can choose, investigate, and present an indigenous culture of Latin America to my classmates. I can share in detail one of the most interesting traditions of my chosen culture.

Rubric Code: KX77XCX

By krobertson27

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Subject: Foreign Languages

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Indigenous Cultures of Lat. America
	¡Excelente! 4 pts	¡Muy bien! 3 pts	Aceptable. 2 pts	Necesita mejorar. 1 pts	No attempt. 0 pts
Spoken Presentation 4 pts 5-8 minutes, Spanish introduction, content of presentation (elements of culture as outlined in project description + a specific tradition)	¡Excelente! Student introduced their chosen culture in Spanish, with ease and fluency, answering all required questions (see project requirements). Content of the presentation included all elements of the culture, with key terms in Spanish or the indigenous language.	¡Muy bien! Student introduced their chosen culture in Spanish with relative ease and fluency, answering 3 of the 4 required questions (see project requirements.) A few key terms were in Spanish or the indigenous language.	Aceptable. Student attempted to introduce their chosen culture in Spanish, but 2 or less of the required questions are answered.	Necesita mejorar. The student introduced their chosen culture in English, answering some or none of the required questions.	No attempt. No spoken presentation was attempted.
Slide Show 4 pts	¡Excelente! Bullet points were used to accompany the spoken presentation; no long paragraphs were on the slides. The slide show was visually engaging with many pictures and visuals, possibly even a short video clip (no longer than 1 minute).	¡Muy bien! Bullet points were used, but a few slides included long paragraphs. The slide show was visually engaging, with some pictures and visuals. The video clip may have been longer than 1 minute.	Aceptable. Slide show had too many long paragraphs that took away from the spoken presentation, AND/OR did not include enough information, AND/OR the slide show was minimally engaging, with minimal pictures/visuals. The video clip may have been longer than 1 minute.	Necesita mejorar. Slide show consisted of only long paragraphs that took away from or even replaced the spoken presentation, AND/OR did not include enough information, AND/OR the slide show did not have any visually engaging elements.	No attempt. No slide show was attempted.
Sources 4 pts	¡Excelente! The student correctly cited at least 4 sources in standard MLA format in the last slide of their presentation. Reliable book/internet sources were used (no Wikipedia, blogs used were not part of the 4-source minimum)	¡Muy bien! The student correctly cited 3 sources in standard MLA format in the last slide of their presentation. Reliable book/internet sources were used (no Wikipedia, blogs used were not part of the 4-source minimum) OR 4 sources were cited, but some were not in standard MLA format.	Aceptable. The student correctly cited 2 sources in standard MLA format in the last slide of their presentation. Reliable book/internet sources were used, but some sources may have been from questionable origins, OR the cited sources were not in standard MLA format.	Necesita mejorar. The student only cited 1 source, OR reliable sources were not used, OR the cited sources were not in standard MLA format.	No attempt. No sources were cited.
Effort/Focus in Class Project Time 4 pts The student's level of focus while working in class -- did they routinely set goals? Get distracted/off track?	¡Excelente! Student always uses classroom project time well. Conversations are focused on the project and don’t disrupt the classroom.	¡Muy bien! Student frequently uses classroom project time well and conversations are mostly focused on the project. The student generally does not disrupt the classroom.	Aceptable. Student sometimes uses classroom project time well, but occasionally loses focus and distracts others from their work.	Necesita mejorar. Student does not use classroom project time well, often loses focus and/or distracts others.	No attempt. No attempt was made to focus in class.
Organization/Timeliness 4 pts	¡Excelente! Spoken and visual presentation were very well organized and coordinated. It was easy to locate important information. The student followed all due dates.	¡Muy bien! Spoken and visual presentation were generally organized. It was easy to locate important information, AND/OR the student was 1 day late in presenting the project.	Aceptable. Somewhat organized. Presented information in simple way that doesn’t attract interest from readers, AND/OR the student was 2-3 school days late in presenting the project.	Necesita mejorar. Not organized, information was largely unorganized and spoken presentation did not coordinate with the slideshow, AND/OR the student was 4-5 days late in presenting the project.	No attempt. The project was never turned in.

Keywords:

indigenous, culture, project, spanish

Subjects:

Foreign Languages

Types:

Project

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